Hinge



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,661,113

E. R. DESHON HINGE Filed March 10. 1926 mvsNTo'R ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Feb. '28, 1928.

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Application filed March 10, 19156. "serial m. 93,756.

'l his invention relates to builders hard ware, particularly to hinges,and has for its object the provision of anovel hinge pro-.

vided with ineanswhereby a door or other closure to which itis attachedmay be held. in a selected position, this feature being of advantageinasmuch as the door maybe left ajar and be prevented from blowing openor closed. j I

An important object is toprovide a hinge having means whereby thelatching device may be rendered operative or inoperative at will,depending upon circumstances or what is needed.

An additional object is to provide a device of this character which willbe simple and ineitpensive in manufacture, easy to install and use,positive in action, efficient and durable in service, and a generalimprovement in the art. i lVith the above and other objects andadvantagesin view, the invention consists in the details of constructionand arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawingin which: Figure 1is a view looking toward a portion of the rear edge ofa door and itsjamb showing the device in applied position and arranged to hold thedoor latched,

Figure2 is a horizontal section taken on substantially the line 2-2 ofFigure 1,

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 2, 1

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the latch mounting, and

Figure 5 is a detail view of the keeper plate.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings the letter A designatesaportion of a support which maybe a door jamb and B designates a door orother closure mounted upon the support A by the hinge forming thesubject matter of this invention.

In carrying out the invention I provide a hinge designated broadly bythe numeral 10, which hinge includes leaves '11 and 12 securedrespectively upon the support A and platedisengaged from its closureB byany suitable means, these leaves being formed with interfitting knuckles13 pivotally connected by a pintle pin 14;. Suitably secured to orformed upon the leaf 11 is a curved ratchet arm 15 accommodated within aslot 16 in the closure member B and having its upper edge formed withnotches tion, the side edges of this plate being grooved at 21 foraccommodation of the guides 19. The outer face of this plate 1s providedwith spaced lugs 22 and 23 and its loweredgeis beveled at 24 forcooperation Q 7 with the notches 17 in the curved arm 15. I

Thevdoor or other closure B is recessed at 25 for the accomodation oflatch arm 26 which ispivotally mounted at 27 and which is formed with anelongated slot 28 within.

WhIlChiS engaged the lug 22 on the plate 20. Secured to the leaf 12 isaleaf spring 29 on gaging over the lug 23 and acting to urge the shdableplate20downwardly. Secured onthe door atthe slot or recess 25 is akeeper plate 30 havinga slot 31 therein,'this keeper plate being formedwith a retaining shoulder 32 adapted to be engaged by the beveled loweredge of the latch26.

In the operation of the device, it will be apparent that if it is notdesired to hold the door against movement, the latch 26 is swungupwardly and sprung laterally so as tobe engaged upon the retainingshoulder 32. When this is done the plate. 20 is of 26 is disengaged fromthe shoulder 32 so that i I the spring 29'may operate to force the plate20. downwardly so that the beveled lower end 24 thereof will engagewithin a selected one of the notches 17. It. is believed that theconstruction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to oneskilled in the art without further explanation.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it should be understood that I" reserve the right to makesuch changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as willnotdepart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

. 1. A hinge of the character described comprising a pair of pivotallyconnected leaves, a curvedarm carried by one leafand passother leafconnected with said plate forcontrolling the position thereof, andkeeper means engageable by said pivoted arm for holding the samestationary and consequently maintaining said plate out of engagementwith the notched arm.

2. A hinge of the character described comprising a pair of pivotallyconnected leaves, a curved arm carried by one leaf and passing throughan opening in theother, said arm being notched at its upper edge, aplate mounted for sliding movement upon said other leaf and cooperatingwith said notches, a pivoted arm connected with said plate forcontrolling the position thereof and a keeper plate having a slotthrough which said last named arm projects and provided with a shoulderupon which the last named arm may be engaged for holding the first namedplate in elevated position out of engagement with the notches.

3. In a hinge of the character described, a pair of pivotally connectedleaves, a curved notched arm carried by one leaf and slidable throughthe other, a plate slidably mounted upon said other leaf for cooperationwith said notches, lugs on said plate, a

spring engaging one lug for urging the plate toward said curved arm, alatch member other leaf having an opening for the pas sage of said armwhen the leaves are relatively moved, said armhaving its upper edgeprovided with a plurality of notches,

the second named leaf being provided with a vertically elongated openingprovided with guides at the edges of the upper por-- tion thereof, akeeper plate mounted within said openmg and having its opposite edgesgrooved for the reception of said guides whereby to be capable ofvertical movement, spring means engaging the keeper plate for normallyurging it into engagement with the notched arm, a latch member pivotedupon the second named leaf, and a pivotal and slidable connectionbetween the latch member and said plate for moving the lattervertically.

ture.

EDUARDO RAFAEL DESHON.

In testimony whereof I afin my signa

